Quotable Quote: Perseverance

Jul 24, 2015 1 Min Read
Perseverance
Why We Need Perseverance

“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” Nelson Mandela

“Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.” Martin Luther

“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will.” Vince Lombardi

“You never know what’s around the corner. It could be everything. Or it could be nothing. You keep putting one foot in front of the other, and then one day you look back and you’ve climbed a mountain.” — Tom Hiddleston

“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.” Abraham Lincoln

“Fall seven times and stand up eight.” – Japanese Proverb


“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill


“A bend in the road is not the end of the road… unless you fail to make the turn.” – Helen Keller


“It’s always too soon to quit!” – Norman Vincent Peale


“The only guarantee for failure is to stop trying.” – John C. Maxwell


“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.” – Walter Elliot


“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realise how close they were to success when they gave up.” – Thomas Edison


“Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” – Henry Ford


“Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.” – Pele
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